Witness to pier tragedy defends suing for trauma

A woman who assisted in rescuing a baby from a sinking car that slid off a Donegal pier has defended taking legal action over the incident.

Stephanie Knox, 25, said she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after helping to rescue four-month-old Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty from an SUV carrying six passengers that went into Lough Swilly in Buncrana, Donegal, in March 2016.

Davitt Walsh, Ms Knox’s then-boyfriend, entered the water and rescued the baby from the car before handing her to his girlfriend who was waiting on the pier. The five other occupants of the car died.